During the 'Summer House' season 10 reunion, West Wilson reveals that he made the first move on Amanda Batula

NEED TO KNOW

• Amanda Batula and West Wilson tried to explain the timeline of their relationship during the first part of the season 10 Summer House reunion
• They revealed that they first kissed in February, and slept together after their March 31 statement
• Ciara Miller called out Amanda for lying about her relationship with West, calling her
  a f—ing snake”

Amanda Batula and West Wilson tried to clear the air about their secret romance at the season 10 Summer House reunion.

The first part of the highly anticipated finale aired on Tuesday, May 26, and began with Lindsay Hubbard, Kyle Cooke, Jesse Solomon, Mia Calabrese and Carl Radke reacting to the news of Amanda and West's joint statement announcing their relationship on March 31.

The morning of the finale, the cameras pick up in everyone's dressing room before the cast took the stage and Andy Cohen checked in on Ciara Miller, who said, "I'm shocked by West, but I'm really hurt by Amanda." Meanwhile, West confessed he's feeling "zen," while Amanda, 34, told Andy, "The truth is already out there. It's just gonna be like shutting down the rumors," she said, before adding, "That's my friend and it kills me that I like the one that caused her like any pain."

Amanda Admits She Lied to Ciara About Spending Time with West

Once they hit the stage and Andy formally checked in on everyone at the top of the taping, Ciara, 30, revealed she had been suspicious of the pair since January 17, when she asked Amanda to have a drink. And when Amanda ignored her, Ciara noticed Amanda's phone location showed that she was at West's apartment. Amanda explained that she eventually answered Ciara and the reason she turned to West was because he was there for her all summer and "was checking in" on her after she and Kyle announced their split.

"Where was I?" Ciara immediately replied, aa Amanda said that Ciara was there for her, too. "How many times have I asked you to hang out, have I asked to come over to your house, have I invited you to do stuff, and you act like your f—ing phone doesn't work?"

Carl, Lindsay and Kyle then noted that Amanda was hanging out with West and "all his friends," and Ciara made a comment about Amanda spending time with West's friends, prompting Amanda to say, "F— off."

But Ciara replied, "Shut the f— up, Amanda. You don't want to cross this f—ing bridge with me. You really don't. I don't see your man sticking up for you now, huh?"

Later, Ciara then pulled out her texts with Amanda, in which she denied everything from hooking up with West to secretly holding his hand. Amanda clarifies that she was lying, but at the time, "everything that was happening was PG."

Ciara Says West Had a Girlfriend While Seeing Amanda

When Andy turned the conversation to Jesse, 32, asking if he knew, West, 31, and Amanda admitted they lied to everyone. "The lying part, I will not sit here and act like I didn't do it. I 100% lied to people here and I take full accountability for that," West said.

Ciara interrupted to explain how she thinks of him as a liar, because he lies about his life. "You lie about who you are. I think you're the most fraudulent person sitting on this couch," she said. "You live a different f—ing life off camera than you do on camera." She then added that everyone was "confused" by West and Amanda, because he had a girlfriend, Meija, whenever everything was happening.

But West denied they were official, "Not a girlfriend, but I was seeing someone." However, Lindsay revealed she learned they were exclusive, and he confirmed it, leaving Amanda to say she knew he was dating her. "We had a whole conversation about it," Amanda told Andy.

"So, Amanda, why are you doing this?" Mia, 34, interjected to ask. "You went from being married to one of West's side bitches. That's crazy."

Amanda Insists She Didn't Do Anything Wrong

Ciara then later emphasized the lengths the pair went to in an attempt to understand the "confusing" feelings. "You know how f—ed up and how f—ing weird it would be, and you still did it. You chose to do it, you kept doing it —"

But Amanda interrupted to say she couldn't "help" who she likes and is attracted to, prompting Ciara to say, "You actually can help it. When you're married, you actually can."

Amanda yelled back, "I wasn't married anymore, Ciara," and clarifies for Andy that she's obtained counsel, but she and Kyle haven't officially filed for divorce.

But Ciara added, "Nobody was saying you had to stay celibate. But there are a million other f—ing guys in New York City, but you chose the one that — and you know how much that f—ed me up — you chose the one guy."

"You did it on purpose because you're a f—ing snake, Amanda. You're a snake in the f—ing grass, is what you are. You should honestly just say okay, because you know you are. You move silent but you're f—ing deadly."

When Ciara read her texts with Amanda aloud to Andy and the cast, Amanda admitted she should have just told Ciara first, "So I'm not allowed to pursue something that I feel strongly about?"

But Kyle, 43, refuted Amanda's claim, saying, "At that point you don't feel strongly because you're 'trying to understand it.'"

Mia then asked her, "Are we morally bankrupt?"

Quick to defend herself, Amanda replied, "So no one in this world has ever been in a situation like this before?"

But Lindsay, 39, told her that's something that would happen in high school, not to people in their 30s. Amanda retorted, "This is not the craziest thing that's ever happened in the whole entire world. You guys are acting like I had an affair."

Kyle chimes in, adding that he found it suspicious because it was the first time her location had been turned off in five years.

“I didn't want people to know where I was all the time," Amanda said, and Mia and Lindsay replied in unison, "Because you were with West."

Carl added, "Because you were doing shady stuff. Of course, you turned it off." Lindsay adds, "I would turn it off if I was going to get caught if I was sleeping with my best friend's ex," and Amanda shouted back, "I was not sleeping with West."

West and Amanda Claim They Slept Together After Making Their Relationship Public

West told Andy that he made the first move on Amanda, revealing, "When we were out, I kinda looked at Amanda and was like, 'Am I f—ing crazy or is there a little something going on here?'"

He added that their first kiss was in February, after they had brunch together. Ciara clarified that it was a group brunch with Jesse, West, Kyle and Ben Waddell. Amanda confirmed that it was that night.

She then confirmed that they slept together for the first time after they released the statement, clarifying, "not that night." West attempted to "clear" it up, saying, "This isn't a sex scandal."

But Lindsay retorted, "We know you didn't f— until recently," with Kyle, hinting he'd like to move on, saying, "I'd rather not visualize the sex stuff."

Ciara and West Had a 'Flirty' Friendship and Had Sleepovers After the Summer

As the episode concluded, Kyle alluded that West's pursuit of Ciara was calculated for the show, as Ciara asked, "Was it all bulls–t? Did you use it for a storyline? Honestly, you and Amanda feel like the best type of revenge that you could execute."

But West said he never expressed his intent to get back with Ciara, and Ben told him his actions reflected otherwise.

Ciara added, "You're so full of s–t. He told Ben that he had a crush on me and that when we were together, it was magic." But he continued to insist he was trying to be "proactive" in protecting their friendship. "I recognize in that time I was not going to be what Ciara needed," he said, adding that they got dinner after summer ended and he told her he wasn't going to "jump down that rabbit hole again."

But Ciara noted that even if they didn't have sex, they were sending "flirty" texts and had two sleepovers during the fall. "I fell short in those moments," West said. "There were numerous times where I tried to make steps to not allow us to get to a romantic place or a physical place and keep it as friends." 

Kyle Defends Amanda After Ciara Calls Her 'Weak'

Lindsay interpreted it to mean that West and Amanda won't end up together. "[The girls you date] don't work for you, they don't serve what you need to be served and you drop them. You're gonna do the same f—ing thing to Amanda when this is not working out. Because it's not going to, and you're not gonna be able to handle it, West, because you're a f—ing toddler."

But Ciara said she thinks they could work out, because "The best woman for West is someone who's not going to check him on anything, and that's totally Amanda."

"She's very mute, she's gonna be that weak figure that he needs and he can always be the star in the relationship. So I actually think maybe it could work," Ciara said, as Amanda began to wipe her tears, and Kyle quietly told Ciara she was being "harsh."

"That's your wife. She's not my wife," Ciara replied, and he whispered back, "You have every right to feel the way that you feel, but that was hard for me to hear."

Mia Reveals She Is Single

Mia opened up about her friendship with Ciara and explained how she's been by her side as she navigates the grief of losing both her parents. She explained that with that in mind, she reexamined her relationship with her boyfriend, Scott.

"After the summer, we broke up shortly after," she said, adding she was the one who "instigated" the breakup. "I'm not looking for anyone right now. I'm just looking to pour into myself."

"I think it's unhealthy to go from one serious relationship to another," she said. "Let's pump the brakes. Let's celebrate me."

KJ Reveals He Was Hospitalized Due to Mental Health Struggles in the Fall

KJ Dillard opened up about his friendship with Ciara and Mia and shared how they supported him throughout the fall with "heavy stuff." He revealed he was hospitalized for a week in the fall for "self-harm," and Mia and Ciara showed up for him "almost every day."

It was during his treatment that he was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). He then went into recovery for "a few months," and is now on medication and in therapy.

"I'm grateful I'm here alive because I could have not been," he said. "I'm grateful that the audience is embracing that, because it's my truth."

Summer House season 10 airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo and is available to stream the next day on Peacock.

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